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Lightspeed Restaurant vs Rosy

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Lightspeed Restaurant

Software

One restaurant POS to power it all

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Rosy

Software

Appointment scheduling for wellness professionals

From
Free
Rated
-
Full review

The short version

  • Only Rosy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69 a month for Starter, rising to $189 for Essential and $399 for Premium; Rosy rosy Salon Software prices at $29/month only with a RosyPay discount, meaning full-price customers pay more than the advertised headline rate; the vendor's own pricing page shows the undiscounted comparison price as an unrendered placeholder ($XYZ/month), so only the discounted figure is a reliable USD number.
  • They diverge on capability: Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Rosy covers Online booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Lightspeed Restaurant and Rosy actually diverge.

Attributes where Lightspeed Restaurant and Rosy differ
AttributeLightspeed RestaurantRosy
Starting price$69/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
Founded20052015

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Floor plan management
  • Tableside ordering
  • Menu management
  • Staff management
  • Delivery integration
  • Advanced reporting
  • Uber Eats
  • DoorDash

Only in Rosy

  • Online booking
  • Client management
  • Text messages
  • Email reminders
  • Business insights
  • Staff profiles
  • Google Calendar
  • Facebook

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Point of Salenot Rosy
  • Order Managementnot Rosy
  • Inventory Controlnot Rosy
  • Staff Schedulingnot Rosy

Rosy

  • Client bookingnot Lightspeed Restaurant

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Lightspeed Restaurant

  • Starts at $69 a month for Starter, rising to $189 for Essential and $399 for Premium
  • The kitchen display system is charged separately at $30 per screen per month
  • Lightspeed Reservations, reservation integrations and Lightspeed Tasks are add-ons on every tier below Enterprise rather than included features
  • Integrated payments are fixed to a default configuration on Starter, with custom configuration only from Essential upwards
  • Card processing rates and hardware costs are not published, and the vendor notes prices vary by business and industry

Rosy

  • Rosy Salon Software prices at $29/month only with a RosyPay discount, meaning full-price customers pay more than the advertised headline rate; the vendor's own pricing page shows the undiscounted comparison price as an unrendered placeholder ($XYZ/month), so only the discounted figure is a reliable USD number.

Pricing, plan by plan

Lightspeed Restaurant

$69/month
  • Starter$69/month
    • POS
    • Menu management
    • Payments
  • Essential$189/month
    • Online ordering
    • Delivery
    • Advanced reporting
  • Premium$399/month
    • Multiple locations
    • API access

Rosy

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Client management
    • Text reminders
  • Premium$39/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Advanced insights
    • Marketing tools

Which should you pick?

Choose Lightspeed Restaurant if

  • You need floor plan management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want tableside ordering.
Lightspeed Restaurant review

Choose Rosy if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want client management.
Rosy review

Questions people ask

Is Lightspeed Restaurant or Rosy better?
Neither clearly leads. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month and Rosy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lightspeed Restaurant or Rosy?
Rosy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $69/month for Lightspeed Restaurant and Free for Rosy.
Does Lightspeed Restaurant or Rosy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Rosy for free?
Yes. Rosy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Lightspeed Restaurant starts at $69/month.
What is Lightspeed Restaurant best used for?
Lightspeed Restaurant is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Rosy is typically brought in for.
What can Lightspeed Restaurant do that Rosy cannot?
Lightspeed Restaurant covers Floor plan management, Tableside ordering, Menu management, Staff management. Rosy covers Online booking, Client management, Text messages, Email reminders. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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